Matthew T. Eddy

FarSounder, Inc. develops and manufactures 3D sonar systems for marine navigation, obstacle avoidance and security applications. It has a global customer base of commercial, government and private sector users. The firm's systems are extremely versatile and can provide solutions for other underwater operations including real time surveys, search and recovery, homeland and port security, science and research, marine mammal mitigation, fisheries by-catch reduction and other unique applications in underwater environments. The company was founded by James H. Miller, Cheryl M. Zimmerman and Matthew J. Zimmerman in 2001 and is headquartered in Warwick, RI.

Sintef Holding AS operates as independent research organization. It generates and develops technological solutions for the private and public sectors. The firm also acts as an incubator for technology transfer and new companies. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Trondheim, Norway.

CICERO Senter for Klimaforskning operates as a climate research centre. The private company is based in Oslo, Norway.

Abelia AS is a business association based in Norway that organizes approximately 2,800 member companies and organizations with over 63,000 full-time employees. Abelia is based in Oslo, NO. The company is the association for Norwegian knowledge and technology-based enterprises within NHO. Abelia's members and partners have developed a growth plan for the technology industry, which contains 27 concrete proposals for measures to further strengthen the tech sector. The private company provides current insight and analysis about knowledge and technology companies, as well as results from the restructuring barometer and member surveys.